Every performance of pianist Mūza Rubackytė at the Pažaislis Music Festival is an exceptional musical event that attracts classical music fans. The pianist, who lives in Lithuania, France and Switzerland, is a laureate of the international Ferenc Liszt and Béla Bartók competitions in Budapest, as well as the Les Grand Maîtres Français French Music Competition. She performs extensively throughout the world, juries international competitions, teaches at the most renowned conservatories and conducts masterclasses.
Rubackytė is not only a pianist, but also a prominent cultural personality who has received numerous awards for the promotion of Lithuanian culture. She is a recipient of the Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania, the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art, the Government Prize and the Hungarian Ministry of Culture’s Pro Cultura Hungarica Prize. Her album of works by Leopold Godowski and Karol Szymanowski won the international Diapason d’Or award and the audience prize “ffff Event”.

This evening she will present her latest programme “From the Baltic to the Adriatic”, which intertwines the musical colours of different epochs and regions. The concert will feature three preludes and two nocturnes by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, the second movement of Godowski’s Sonata in E minor and Raminta Šerkšnytė’s “Passacaglia” for piano. The evening will culminate with Liszt’s opuses.

A special evening awaits you on a musical journey from the tranquillity of the north to the sunny landscapes of Italy.